{"id":21678,"date":"2022-11-17T16:22:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T21:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=21678"},"modified":"2022-11-17T16:22:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T21:22:51","slug":"houston-astros-framber-valdez-glorifies-god-after-world-series-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2022\/11\/houston-astros-framber-valdez-glorifies-god-after-world-series-win.html","title":{"rendered":"Houston Astros\u2019 Framber Valdez Glorifies God after World Series Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_21681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21681\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2022\/11\/Framber-Valdez_credit-Keeton-Gale-Shutterstock-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21681\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2022\/11\/Framber-Valdez_credit-Keeton-Gale-Shutterstock-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keeton gale \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nearly 2 million people packed the streets of Houston last week to celebrate the Houston Astros\u2019 second World Series Championship, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in Game 6. Pitcher Framber Valdez was a key part of that victory, having played six innings during the game with 2 hits, 2 walks, and 9 strikeouts. He gave up a single homerun to Kyle Schwarber at the top of the sixth inning. Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNetwork\/status\/1589121145755705344\">MLB Network<\/a> after the game, he stated the 6<sup>th<\/sup> inning was crucial. With former major league pitcher Pedro Martinez interpreting for him, Valdez said, \u201cI thought the sixth inning was critical for me. I gave up a homer, but I kept my composure and my concentration on the game and was able to make pitches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Valdez has been a solid player for the Astros throughout the \u201922 season. In September, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/framber-valdez-breaks-mlb-single-season-record-25th-straight-quality-start\">pitched his 25<sup>th<\/sup> consecutive quality start<\/a> for the teams in an 11-2 win over the A\u2019s. He received the win for <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsspectrum.com\/sport\/baseball\/2022\/11\/06\/faith-framber-valdez-houston-astros-world-series\/\">both of his World Series starts<\/a>, with a total of 12.1 innings pitched, six hits, five walks, two earned runs and 18 strikeouts. Astros manager Dusty Baker sang Valdez\u2019s praises after the game, saying, \u201cFramber pitched a heck of a game. Nobody talks about it, but man, he was dealing.\u201d Pedro Martinez was equally impressed by Valdez\u2019s performance, praising him for overcoming adversity.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from being a great pitcher, Valdez has expressed the importance of his Christian faith in guiding his life. Valdez grew up in a Christian home and has focused on fulfilling a promise he made years ago. Last December, he spoke about a project he was funding to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2021\/12\/24\/astros-framber-valdez-fulfills-promise-build-church-hometown\/9015635002\/\">build a church<\/a> in his native Dominican Republic. The 28-year-old pitcher had started attending the church at 14 years old. The church was in poor condition at the time and he made a promise to the church\u2019s pastor, Pastor Antonio, that if he ever reached the major leagues, he would help to rebuild the church. \u201cRight now, I\u2019m fulfilling this goal. I\u2019m very focused on two things \u2013 my career and building this church,\u201d Valdez said in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbplayers.com\/framber-valdez\">MLBPA<\/a>. Valdez had personally helped oversee the construction and had spent near $100,000 of his own money in its construction. \u201cPeople do this for profit and for business,\u201d he said. \u201cI only ask God for good health and blessings for me and my family. I haven\u2019t made a deal with God, \u2018If I build you this church, you give me this,\u2019 because I don\u2019t like that. I don\u2019t like feeling like this is a business deal. I\u2019m doing this because I made a promise.\u201d Valdez\u2019s father, Jose Antonio Valdez Ramirez, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/framber-valdez-makes-dad-proud-with-world-series-gem\">overcame his fear of flying<\/a> to watch his son play in person during his first World Series start. \u201cI\u2019m so grateful,\u201d he said later. \u201cI am so happy, happy, happy of what he\u2019s been able to accomplish and proud of him for everything he\u2019s done and to be here in the World Series.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 2 million people packed the streets of Houston last week to celebrate the Houston Astros\u2019 second World Series Championship, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in Game 6. Pitcher Framber Valdez was a key part of that victory, having played six innings during the game with 2 hits, 2 walks, and 9 strikeouts. 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